Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E06—DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; LADDERS
  • E06B—FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS, BLINDS, GATES
  • E06B9/00—Screening or protective devices for wall or similar openings, with or without operating or securing mechanisms; Closures of similar construction
  • E06B2009/007—Flood panels

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a sealing system for use near an opening of a dwelling or other construction to prevent the infiltration of water, mud and other products into
• the invention relates to a sealing panel intended to be applied in front of a door or a window of a building to avoid the infiltration of water during floods.
• the panel can also be used to prevent the evacuation of water or other products during a fire in a building or any other place.
• the second technique consists in barricading the openings of buildings with sandbags or panels fixed to the exterior walls and / or to the jambs doors and windows so as to resist the high pressure of water and reduce the infiltration of water, sludge and other products into the interior of buildings. If one considers the damage caused by such flooding despite the use of such materials, it turns out that this technique does not withstand the high pressures of water and does not provide sufficient sealing. We can also blame these materials for being heavy and bulky. Difficulties in implementation and routing result in particular from the use of such materials.
• an object of the present invention is to provide a sealing system which offers excellent characteristics of resistance to high pressure of water while having a reduced thickness and great ease of implementation.
• the object of one invention is to present an inexpensive sealing panel and having sufficient intrinsic resistance against water pressure.
• Another object of the present invention is to present a sealing system which can adapt to all the doors and other openings of the places to be protected without damaging the door jambs or the edges of the adjacent walls.
• a new sealing system intended to be used near an opening of a dwelling to prevent the infiltration of water, mud and other products in the building to be protected, characterized by a central panel adaptable to the dimensions of the opening to be protected, a peripheral inflatable air chamber ensuring The sealing of the system, and a profiled frame fixed on the periphery of the central panel intended to support and guide the inflatable air chamber.
• the system of the present invention offers excellent sealing characteristics and resistance against water pressure by the combination of a rigid panel and an inflatable air chamber used not only for sealing but also for maintaining the panel in place under heavy pressure. These advantages are: a reduced weight, a small thickness which facilitates, on the one hand its transport to the place to be protected and on the other hand its rapid implementation by simple inflation of the air chamber, the system being pre-assembled .
• the panel is used to prevent the infiltration of water and other products into buildings and all places to be protected.
• the panel by its inflatable air chamber easily adapts to different dimensions of doors or other openings of the places to be protected without damaging the door jambs or other wall surfaces.
• the panel can also be used to prevent the evacuation of water or other products during a fire in a building or any other place.
• the technique of manufacturing the sealing system of the invention allows it to be applied without disadvantage on an irregular support. There is no need to permanently fix the sealing system to the walls of the building to be protected, which is very significant after use in terms of aesthetics. Continuity between the waterproofing system and the walls is ensured in order to obtain a rigid and waterproof overall surface. In addition, it goes without saying that after deflating the air chamber, the sealing system is fully reusable. Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear during the description which follows and which is however given only for information.
• FIG. 1 shows diagrammatically in lateral view the various elements making up a sealing system for the openings of a building according to the present invention
• FIG. 2 shows diagrammatically in lateral view the sealing system of FIG. 1 after assembly
• FIG. 3 shows diagrammatically in section view the profiled frame of the system of FIG. 1,
• FIG. 4 shows diagrammatically in section view a variant of the air chamber of the system of FIG. 1,
• FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c are sectional views of variants of closure plugs
• FIG. 6 shows schematically in side view a variant of the sealing system of the invention.
• FIG. 7 shows schematically in side view another variant of the sealing system of the invention.
• FIGS. 8a to 8d are perspective views of the sealing system of Figure 7 during
• the sealing system of FIG. 1 consists of a central panel 10 adaptable to the opening of the building to be protected (for example a door or a window), an inflatable air chamber 20 peripheral to ensure the tightness of the system, and a profiled frame 30 provided to be adapted on the periphery of the central panel 10 so as to support and guide the inflatable air chamber 20 during inflation.
• the assembled panel places this between the edges of the exterior walls, as close as possible to the door or window jamb to be protected.
• the assembled panel places this between the edges of the exterior walls, as close as possible to the door or window jamb to be protected.
• assembled panel can be placed against the frame of the door or window, the profiled frame 30 being placed in contact with the frame.
• the use of intermediate shims can also be considered.
• the assembly of the different elements makes it possible to obtain a relatively modular dividing wall by the inflatable air chamber which will fill the joints left between the panel and the two lateral edges of the walls.
• a space of the order of 1 cm to 3 cm on each side can be filled and made airtight by inflating the air chamber so that the same panel can be adapted to different openings.
• the sealing panel of the present invention has in particular a high pressure resistance capacity, thanks to the presence of the inflated air chamber which holds the panel in place.
• the choice can be made on a panel made of marine wood or of another material, of any size, adaptable to the object to be protected.
• the sealing system can be supplied as a kit with a panel 10 which is 0.80 m high, 0.90 m wide and 18 mm thick. Other panels of different heights and / or widths can be supplied on request.
• the profiled frame 30 serves as a support and guiding element for the air chamber 20 around the central panel 10.
• the material recommended for its manufacture is an aluminum profile or any other rigid material adapted to be fixed to the edges of the central panel 10.
• a rubber profile 30 can also be used.
• Each element 31, 32, 33 can be formed in one piece. These elements 31, 32, 33 have a general H shape, the upper arms 34, 35 being flared outwards.
• the profiled frame 30 has two interlocking elements 36, 37 to allow attachment to the central panel 10. The interlocking is done by a U-shaped part 38 of the profiled frame 30. This part 38 comprises two arms 36, 37 nestable on the peripheral edge of the panel 10.
• the profiled frame 30 can be fixed by gluing and / or by screwing to the central panel 10.
• a silicone seal can be used between the profiled frame 30 and the central panel 10 to maintain the seal.
• the internal distance Dl between the arms 36, 37 corresponds to the thickness of the central panel 10.
• Guide elements in the form of two arms 34, 35 serve to support the inflatable air chamber 20.
• the arms 34, 35 are flared outward relative to the plane of the central panel 10 to receive and guide the chamber air chamber 20.
• a flaring angle of the order of 20 degrees relative to the plane of the panel is recommended to support the air chamber while allowing adequate inflation.
• the internal distance D2 between the arms 34, 35 corresponds approximately to the diameter of the air chamber 20.
• the choice can be made on an inner tube made of rubber or any other waterproof inflatable material.
• it may be an inner tube of quality rubber 92C butyl 65 °. + 5 e shore with a thickness of 1 mm and an outside diameter of 28 mm.
• the profiled frame 30 comprises three elements 31, 32, 33 fixed respectively on the lateral edges and the lower edge of the central panel 10 and, after assembly, the air chamber 20 has a shape general in U conforming to the profiled frame 30.
• the air chamber is a tube 20 of circular cross section and of length corresponding approximately to the dimensions of the panel (height and width). Bedroom air 20 can be glued to the profiled frame 30. Alternatively, an air chamber of oval section can be used.
• the air chamber 20 has a grooved surface 21 for coming into contact with the edges of the walls of the opening to be protected.
• the grooves 21 of the air chamber 20 make it possible to obtain increased resistance of the sealing system against the high pressures of the water.
• the grooves 21 stiffens the air chamber 20 and prevents significant deformation thereof.
• the air chamber 20 comprises a plug 25, 26 cylindrical at each of the two ends, one 26 of the plugs 25, 26 comprising an inflation tip 27 (FIG. 5a).
• a rubber stopper 25, 26 30 mm in diameter and 25 mm long can be used.
• corresponding oval plugs 26b are used (example: axes of 20 mm and 40 mm).
• plugs 26c of trapezoidal shape corresponding to the profile of the profiled frame 30c can be used.
• This embodiment offers the advantage of having plugs 26c positioned entirely inside the profiled frame 30c, the plugs 26c being slightly set back relative to the arms 34c, 35c of the frame 30c. Any damage to the plug 30c and / or the air chamber during implementation can thus be avoided.
• the air chamber will be lined with a strip of rubberized foam waterproof 1 water.
• This strip of foam is intended to be placed between the inner tube and the edges of the exterior walls of the building so as to even out the irregular surfaces of these walls, if necessary.
• this band foam is used to fill the joints or any other irregularity of the exterior masonry.
• a rubberized foam strip 50 mm wide and • 10 or 20 mm thick is recommended.
• corners 40, 41 of waterproof foam intended to be placed at the lower corners of the panel are recommended. These corners 40, 41 seal the system between the angles formed by the lower corners of the opening to be protected and the arc formed by the air chamber 20 at these locations.
• the sealing system is comparable to that of Figure 2 but consists of two central panels 10a, 10b, and an extension 50 in order to adapt it to larger openings.
• Fixing means 60 provided for connecting the two parts 10a, 10b of panel together.
• the panel extension 50 can be inserted between the two parts 10a, 10b and connected to these by an additional fixing means 61.
• two fixing elements 60, 61 H-shaped profiles are used to fix the extension 50 to the central panels 10a, 10b.
• a frame extension 35 shaped in the same way as the frame 30 is fixed to the extension 50 to support and guide the inner tube 20 at this location.
• the flexibility of the inner tube 20 is sufficient to allow the use of the extension 50 and to widen the panel without disadvantage for the inner tube.
• this system can be supplied as a kit with extensions 50 of 5 cm, 10 cm and 15 cm so that openings of substantially different widths can be sealed.
• the space of the order of 1 cm to 3 cm between the sealing system and the rim of the masonry on each side is filled by inflation of the air chamber. If the extension 50 is not necessary, the two panels 10a, 10b are fixed to each other by via one of the two profiled fixing elements 60, 61.
• the air chamber 20 comprises two plugs 25, 25 for closing without an inflation nozzle.
• the inner tube 20 has a lateral inflation tip 28 and an opening 38 is made in the profiled frame 30 to allow the inflation tip 28 to pass.
• the same type of inner tube 20 with lateral tip 28 can also be used in the embodiment of Figure 2.
• three separate air chambers corresponding respectively to the dimensions of the side edges and of the bottom edge of the central panel are used. These separate air chambers each have two plugs at the ends, one of the plugs comprising an inflation nozzle to allow separate inflation of the air chambers.
• the profiled frame comprises four profiled elements adapted to be fixed to the four sides of the central panel. This system is then dimensioned for a complete closing of a window or a door.
• an air chamber of generally circular shape can be used and the use of closure plugs is no longer necessary, an inflation nozzle being attached to the side of the air chamber.
• the sealing system is comparable to that of FIG. 6 but consists of two central panels 10a, 10b, and a variable extension 50 in order to adapt it to openings of different widths.
• a sliding guide means 70 is provided to connect the two parts 10a, 10b of the panel together.
• the panel extension 50 can be inserted between the two parts 10a, 10b and connected to these by several additional fixing means 71, such as tight bolts 71.
• two extension elements 50 are fixed to the central panels 10a, 10b by tight bolts 71.
• the elements 50 comprise a frame extension 35 profiled in the same way as the frame 30 to support and guide the air chamber 20 to this place.
• the flexibility of the air chamber 20 is sufficient to allow the use of the variable extension element 50 and to widen the panel without disadvantage for the air chamber.
• the air chamber 20 comprises two plugs 25, 25 for closing without an inflation nozzle.
• the air chamber 20 has a lateral inflation tip 28 and an opening 38 is made in the profiled frame 30 to allow the inflation tip 28 to pass.
• the same type of air chamber 20 with lateral tip 28 can also be used in the embodiment of Figure 2.
• this sealing system is adaptable to any width of door or window by means of one or two sheets 50 of steel (or any other metal or material having a similar strength and sealing ) conforming to the shape of the profile 30 and of the parts 10a, 10b of marine wood together forming a gangue in which the two half panels of marine wood (or any other material) are inserted having the same impermeability and resistance) to a variable depth to the nearest millimeter depending on the width of the door or window to be protected.
• the space between the two half panels 10a, 10b is filled at the bottom by a guide rule 70 serving to support the two half panels 10a, 10b and preventing the tire 20 from extending in its central part towards the interior of gangue.
• the two metal sheets 50 forming a hollow gangue are bolted to the half panels 10a, 10b with tight bolts 71.
• this sealing system in its basic version, consists of two half-panels 10a, 10b in marine wood with an electrified tray inserted more or less deeply, depending on the width of the door, in a steel gangue 50 and encircled on a half perimeter by an aluminum profile 30 intended to guide and above all to protect an inflatable structure with non-slip relief whose pressure on the walls ensures sealing.
• At least one of the two steel sheets 50 has an upper edge 36 folded at 90 ° to match the shape of the panels also serving as stiffener and to ensure rigidity.
• the two steel sheets 50 may each have an upper rim opposite one another to ensure rigidity.
• the shape of the extension 35 of the sheets 50 in the lower part follows the shape of the profile 30 and also serves as a stiffener.
• the standard system adapts to all door widths between 80 and 110 centimeters and has a height of 80 centimeters, which is sufficient to cope with 90% of floods in Europe. It can of course be made to measure, which may be necessary for example in the case of a sloping garage.
• the first assembly can be carried out at the customer's home by a technician because the system delivered as a kit must first be adapted to the width of the door.
• the aluminum profiles 30 are already fixed to the half-panels 10a, 10b and the tire 20 is already attached to one of these.
• the technician will slide the sliding guide rule 70 into the space provided for this purpose at the level of the profile 30 (FIG. 8a) and place the half-panels about one centimeter from the walls of the wall by sliding the guide rule 70.
• the technician will moderately inflate the air chamber 20 a first time to adapt it to the desired size.
• the technician will moderately inflate the air chamber 20 a first time to adapt it to the desired size.
• he will have to clip the foam 40 or polystyrenes at the bottom corners of the panel; he will place the latter in front of the door, ideally against the listel, and inflate the inner tube again.
• the system is then ready to use. It can be deflated and stored with its accessories (reserve corners, pump, patches, silicone) not far from the door to save time in the event of an alert.
• the silicone should not in principle be used unless the walls of the walls have abnormal roughness in which case, they should be leveled. Thanks to this invention, even in the event of infiltration by walls or basement, the interior water level sees its growth slowed down so that it no longer exceeds the flow capacity of a water pump. In the best cases (new or waterproofed walls and foundations, closed air vents), the house is perfectly sealed.
• the system does not require any prior installation on the walls or on the door, which it protects from shocks and humidity, so that once the danger has passed, the habitat will immediately return to its normal appearance.
• the bolts for fixing the half panels to the gangue are unnecessary, the necessary distance between the two half panels according to the width of the opening to be protected being provided by springs or by a mechanical or electrical system which can be actuated by a crank or button.
• the sealing system further comprises on the upper edges of the panel two latches intended to serve as security against the upward pressure in the event that the walls and jambs serving support points on the lateral parts of the tire would be particularly smooth and could cause the tire to slip.
• the pressure of the same tire on the ground would have the effect of lifting the device if it were greater than the lateral pressures. Beyond a limit width, the ground pressure would exceed the lateral pressures and the water could infiltrate under the tire.
• the device further comprises an aluminum cylinder firmly bolted to the ground and having on either side of its diameter a flared U-shaped extension similar to the section 30 and intended to house the tire.
• this cylinder slides a metal rod which will be bolted to the ceiling to complete its stability in the manner of a prop.
• the lateral extensions of the cylinder make it possible to receive the respective tires of the two adjacent systems in the central part of the garage door. This system effectively protects all door dimensions garage. It is thus possible to use 3 devices of this type and two or more props without reducing the efficiency of the system.
• the placement by a technician then includes a first installation of the system and therefore the preparation of the floor and the ceiling for the bolting of the prop. If the panel is properly mounted, the door can be opened without damage to allow entry and exit of the house before the recession.

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